Fishing device



July 20, 1937.

e. F. WIEDEMANN FISHING DEVICE Filed Jan. 4, 193

ATTORNEY.

Patented July 20, 1937 t an Application January 4, 1936, Serial No. 57,532

5 Elaims.

My invention relates to a fishing device and more particularly to a type of device that is used as an auxiliary run-off reel.

The object or" my invention is to provide a device that will act as a holder for a fishing line.

Another object of my invention is to provide such a holder that is mounted on a swivel and will to permit the removal of the line when a pull is exerted at the end of the line.

Another object of my invention is to provide such a device as described that is provided with a means for retaining the end of the line, said means constructed to release the line when a pull is applied to the line.

A further object of my invention is to so construct the device as to permit the line when wound to be suspended permitting free air circulation on all sides to prevent the line from deteriorating due to moisture.

A. still further object of my invention is to provide a device of the character described that will incorporate all the features mentioned yet be inexpensive to manufacture and convenient for the user to carry and apply.

Qther and further objects of my invention will become readily apparent to persons skilled in the art from a consideration of the following description when taken in conjunction with the drawing. wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective View of the device illustrating its construction and the manner in which the fishing line is applied to the device the end of the line being retained by a clip.

Figure 2 is an end View of the device illustrating the suspension of the fishing line, and

Figure 3 is an end view of a modified construction having the ends concaved.

Referring to the drawing in detail wherein like characters of reference denote corresponding parts, the character l6 represents a body of the device consisting of a fiat piece of metal or the like having its edges ii bent at right angles to the body id, but opposite relation to one another. The body it is further provided with an aperture it through which a swivel i2 is attached. A depending loop it of the swivel i2 is employed for fastening the device to a fish pole or the like. One of the angularly disposed sections it is equipped with an aperture i5 employed to fasten fish line it to the body iii. The line it is wound around the entire body it as shown and the end of the line it is inserted under a oh i? substantially as shown. This clip it may be formed integral with the body It as illustrated,

or may be constructed of a separate piece of material attached or riveted to the body it.

The object of the clip i7 is to retain the end of the line it supporting a hook 9. The object of the angularly disposed sections it being in. opposite relation to one another is to suspend the line it away from the body HE) allowing free air circulation around the line it.

In Figure 3 I show a modified construction in which the angular sections ii are constructed with depressed grooves at 28 to further allow for air circulation around the line 86 at these points.

It is manifest to anyone familiar with the art of fishing that when fishing through a hole in the ice or when having a fishing pole placed in l a fixed position on the shore that it is desirable to have the hook on which the bait is attached on the end of the line, submerged a certain distance below the surface, and when a fish contacts the bait it is desirable to have the line so ar- 20 ranged so that the fish is permitted to carry the bait for a short distance before swallowing same.

The device covered by my invention is fastened to the end of a pole or the like by means of a cord in the loop M of the swivel l2. This will normally suspend the device above the surface of the water and the line being fastened at l5 and wound around the body M has its end supporting the baited hook it which is below the surface of the water inserted under the clip El. When 0 the fish contacts the baited hook l9 it will swim away with the hook causing the line to disengage from the clip El and the body ill will revolve allowing the line it to unwind giving the fish ample time and opportunity to swallow the bait. After the fish is brought to the surface it is only necessary to wind the line it back onto the body it of the device inserting the line under the clip H which again puts the device in operative order.

The construction of the body Hi with the angularly disposed members H and H allows the wet line it to be exposed to the air on all sides thus giving it an opportunity to dry.

In the chosen embodiments of my invention exemplified by the accompanying drawing there are present certain novel refinements more fully referred to and specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent in the United States, is:-

1. A fishing device of the character described, comprising a fiat body, oppositely angled members one at each vertical side edge of said body, F

said angled members being longitudinally and inwardly grooved, said body having an aperture near its upper edge, a swivel engaging said aperture, and means for fastening a fishing line to said body.

2. A device of the character described, comprising a body constructed of flat material and having an aperture adjacent its upper edge for the securement therethrough of one end of a fishing line, side members projecting angularly in opposite directions from said body, a means on said body adjacent its lower edge for securing the other end of the fishing line, and a swivel attached to the upper edge of said body for its suspended support.

3. A fislung device of the character described comprising a body constructed of fiat material, side members projecting in opposite directions from and at right angles to said body, said body having an aperture near its upper edge, a swivel engaging said aperture, means for fastening one end of a fishing line to said body, and a clip means on said body for releasably securing the other end of said line.

4. A fishing device of the character described comprising a body constructed of flat material, side members integral with said body and projecting in opposite directions at right angles thereto, said body having an aperture for the securement of one end of a line therethrough, and a clip means integral with said body for retaining the other end of a line wound around the body.

5. A fishing device of the character described comprising a body constructed of sheet metal, oppositely angled members formed by bending opposite edges of said body, said body having an aperture near its upper edge, a swivel engaging said aperture, means for fastening a fishing line to said body, and clip means adjacent the lower edge of said body, for releasably securing V the other end of the line.

GEORGE F. WIEDEM'ANN. 

